Episodes

In your first 5 years of teaching, it's important to set yourself up for success. While it's important to build a strong music program, it's also important to focus on your why, your who, and your what. When you do …

Most of the time, you probably sit down to plan lessons on your own. As an elementary music teacher, more often than not, you’re the only music teacher at your school. Also, it’s hard to find the time to collaborate …

Why are you more than a music teacher? How can you inspire your students day in and day out in the music room? What are ways you can build authentic relationships with your students? Throughout my conversation with Franklin W...

Maybe you've wanted to bring more technology into your elementary music classroom, but you're needing new ideas. There's so much amazing technology available to use and it can get overwhelming knowing where to start and what ...

In this episode, I'll recap 10 of the most popular episodes from 2022. 2022 was a great year, and 2023 will bring new solo and guest episodes! Grab your free Simplifying Lesson Planning guide. Sign up for teacher coaching or …

What do you do when you feel like quitting music teaching? More than ever before, teaching has gotten harder for a variety of reasons. Maybe you used to love your job, but the thought of doing it anymore just drains …

You’ll be amazed at how well students pay attention when they have to completely focus on what you’re doing and not just what you’re saying. As you’re singing and talking all day every day, try to plan for days where …

As a music teacher, you may be wanting to put work you've created into the world. Or, you want to consume more content, but aren't sure where exactly to go. Whether you're a consumer or a creator, the resources shared …

Most of this episode comes from what is written in chapter 4 of my book “Make a Note” and other parts of the episode come from personal experience, different coaching I’ve done, or from conversations I’ve helped foster betwee...

You may have never stopped to think about how much the creative process promotes innovative thinking and problem solving skills in the music room. As a music educator, it's important to put on your creative mask first, then y...

Implementing technology into the music room can be overwhelming. There are so many different technology platforms to use with your students, yet so little time to figure out what to use. In this episode, David Smolover of Mat...

Sometimes, you’ll get a class that has more students in it than normal. Or, there might be a certain day you’re asked to combine classes since a teacher on your electives team is out for the day. It gets a …

SEAL focuses on art, music, dance, and drama and they integrate with the 5 SEL competencies. The awesome thing is that the possibilities are endless when it comes to incorporating SEAL into the music room. Incorporating SEAL ...

You may want to bring Classical music into the music room, but aren't quite sure where to start. You need engaging activities and want your students to really connect with the music they're learning. If so, this episode ( and...

Sometimes, it can get frustrating not being able to find the songs you're wanting to use in your music room. But, you've probably written some songs and have just stored them away somewhere for safe keeping. I'm so excited fo...

The word failure is so tough. Nobody wants to mess up or make mistakes and wants to get things right all the time. But, trial and error is actually a good thing. It's an opportunity for you to try new …

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about how you can feel successful moving forward into this coming school year. The resources mentioned are: 1. https://www.thedomesticmusician.com/first-day-of-school-in-music-class/ 2. https...

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about staying organized both at home and work. We'll talk about: ways to stay organized action steps to take the exact systems that work for me The resources mentioned this week include: 1. …

I just wrapped up elementary music coaching week and it was amazing. If you missed it, this episode will share a wrap up and a condensed version of what was talked about in the various sessions. I'll also be talking …

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about accountability and what that can look like for you as an elementary music teacher. We'll talk about: what accountability is and why you need it action steps to take the way you …

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about your uniqueness and believing in yourself including: how your uniqueness is a GOOD thing resources to help you move forward action steps to take The resource this week is Elementary Mus...

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about finding fulfillment including: how to find fulfillment as a music teacher resources to help you move forward action steps to take Resources mentioned include: 1. https://www.edutopia.or...

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about finding peace including: ways to do this resources to help you move forward action steps to take Resources mentioned include: 1. https://themodernschoolmarm.com/how-i-maintained-peace-o...

In this bite sized PD, we'll talk about feeling unappreciated including: why you feel this way resources to help you move forward action steps to take Resources mentioned include: 1. https://www.verywellmind.com/7-things-to-d...